Abstract
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF HANGING WICKS ON SOLAR STILL PRODUCTIVITY
Journal: i TECH MAG (Research Article)
Author:Pankaj Dumka, Dhananjay R. Mishra, and Rishika Chauhan
DOI: 10.26480/itechmag.06.2024.01.05
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In this article, the working of solar still is accessed by augmenting it with hanging wicks. These hanging wicks are inspired by the plant roots. The wicks are made up of cotton cloth which will make the water rise due to capillary action in them and will evaporate quickly due to heat localization on the surface of wick. The still which contains these wicks is called MSS whereas the other one which does not have wick is called CSS. It has been observed that the augmentation of wick has shown a tremendous rise in the distillate during peak radiation hours. The cumulative distillate acquired from MSS is 26.4% more than CSS. Also, the per liter cost of distillate obtained from MSS is 19.4% lower than CSS.
| Pages | 01-05 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 6 |